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  2. Most common words in English - Wikipedia

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    A list of 100 words that occur most frequently in written English is given below, ... Dolch list of 95 nouns 36 after: Preposition: 82: 120, 260: Grade 1 14 use: Verb ...

  3. Dolch word list - Wikipedia

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    The compilation excludes nouns, which comprise a separate 95-word list. According to Dolch, between 50% and 75% of all words used in schoolbooks, library books, newspapers, and magazines are a part of the Dolch basic sight word vocabulary; however, bear in mind that he compiled this list in 1936.

  4. English nouns - Wikipedia

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    English nouns form the largest category of words in English, both in the number of different words and how often they are used in typical texts.The three main categories of English nouns are common nouns, proper nouns, and pronouns.

  5. Lists of pejorative terms for people - Wikipedia

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    List of ethnic slurs. List of ethnic slurs and epithets by ethnicity; List of common nouns derived from ethnic group names; List of religious slurs; A list of LGBT slang, including LGBT-related slurs; List of age-related terms with negative connotations; List of disability-related terms with negative connotations; Category:Sex- and gender ...

  6. Lists of English words - Wikipedia

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    List of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom; List of British words not widely used in the United States; List of South African English regionalisms; List of words having different meanings in American and British English: A–L; List of words having different meanings in American and British English: M–Z

  7. List of animal names - Wikipedia

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    Lund noted that the common plural nouns for animals were "flock" for birds and "herd" for cows, conceding that for certain animals in small groups, there was currency in usage such as a "pod" of whales or "gaggle" of geese. [120]

  8. Non-numerical words for quantities - Wikipedia

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    100 Primarily denotes one hundred years, but occasionally used, especially in the context of competitive racing, to refer to something consisting of one hundred, as in a 100-mile race. Dozen: 12 A collection of twelve things or units from Old French dozaine "a dozen, a number of twelve" in various usages, from doze (12c.) [2] Baker's dozen: 13

  9. Lists of Merriam-Webster's Words of the Year - Wikipedia

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    (noun) Something from which something else originates, develops, or takes form; [24] a mold or die; an electroplated impression of a phonograph record used to make duplicate records. [25] (noun in biology) The substance in which tissue cells are embedded. [26] (noun in math) The arrangement of a set of quantities in rows and columns. [27]